Freight and Logistics

Tech startup set to create export opportunities
A new freight consolidation service is set to make it easier for Kiwi retailers and SMEs to enter export markets and remove the need for intermediaries.
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New cradle containers revolutionise log transportation
Shipping container supplier Royal Wolf and KiwiRail have jointly developed a bespoke logging container that significantly improves efficiencies and capacity when transporting export logs to the Port of Tauranga .
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New Hamburg Süd, Maersk structure increases customer proximity 
In order to boost its customer proximity and deliver more effectively to customers, Hamburg Süd will optimize its organizational structure by the end of 2020's third quarter.  
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Multimodal solution aimed at reducing costs for importers
DHL says its Europe-Pacific Air-Sea combo service saves importers approximately 60 percent in cost compared to air freight and the same savings in transit time compared to using ocean freight.
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Gebrüder Weiss announces new facilities down under
The international logistics company is opening air and sea freight locations in Australia and New Zealand in order to extend its network in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Additional airfreight a relief for Canterbury businesses
The announcement that Air New Zealand will fly its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft between Christchurch and Auckland three times a week to help transport cargo from the South Island to the rest of the world has been welcomed by Canterbury Employ
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Emirates connects New Zealand with key markets
Emirates SkyCargo has launched four weekly cargo services to New Zealand to help connect businesses in the country to key trading partners worldwide.
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Freightways delivers the goods to Australia
Freightways has been awarded a contract to provide much needed international freight assistance to New Zealand exporters looking to get their goods into the Australian market.
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Century Yuasa opens Christchurch centre
South Island automotive businesses are set to benefit with the opening of a new state of the art regional distribution centre by battery manufacturer Century Yuasa.
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Kuehne + Nagel launches airfreight perishable hub
Kuehne + Nagel has further enhanced its perishable logistics service offering in New Zealand with the recent opening of its airfreight perishable hub in Auckland.
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Partnership supports Hamilton's inland port
Port of Tauranga and the TGH-subsidiary Port Ruakura LP have announced a long-term partnership to support the development of the planned Ruakura Inland Por
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NZ Fruits leases Eastland Port coolstore
Container export of kiwifruit is a step closer for local packhouse NZ Fruits now it leases an Eastland Port coolstore.
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DHL Express opens new Auckland Service Centre
DHL has opened a brand new Auckland Service Centre in Penrose to better support businesses operating in and out of New Zealand, and following significant growth in international trade. 
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IoT asset tracking service locates hazardous goods
Businesses can now track valuable assets with Spark’s new IoT Asset Tracking service. It's already providing Mainfreight with real-time data of their segregation bins used to transport hazardous goods.
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Hamburg Süd showcases Remote Container Management
Hamburg Sud's Remote Container Management technology was showcased at the recent Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin - demonstrating full transparency in real time as well as increased efficiency for refriger
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Hamburg Süd wins Global Freight Award, environment category
Hamburg Süd has received a prestigious Global Freight Award Award in the Environment category, granted by the British specialist publisher Lloyds Loading List.
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Major investment for Waikato exporters underway
Ports of Auckland is building a major freight transport hub at Horotiu, just north of Hamilton, and Open Country Dairy will be its first freight customer.
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Australia could learn from NZ quarantine
Peter McRae, CEO of Aussie-based customs broker Platinum Freight Management, believes Australia should take lessons from New Zealand on how to keep its borders safe from biosecurity risks.
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Hamburg Süd ranked top, third time in a row
Hamburg Süd was recently honoured as “Top Ranked Carrier” for the third year in a row by the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC), the largest association of exporters of agricultural and forestry products in the US. 
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Mobicon delivers straddle carriers to Malaysia
Mobicon recently delivered four Mobicon top frame straddle machines to be used at Northport's Container Terminal in Port Klang, Malaysia.
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